Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Property of a Distinguished Lady and Gentleman
Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)

Peppermint Steer [Anagram (A Pun)]

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Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008)
Peppermint Steer [Anagram (A Pun)]
signed and dated 'RAUSCHENBERG 98' (lower right)
inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate
59 1/2 x 47 7/8 in. (151.1 x 121.6 cm.)
Executed in 1998.
Provenance
PaceWildenstein, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Lot Essay

“Rauschenberg offers massive accumulations of visual information, apparently undigested, but in the context of the picture plane, and the realm of art, they reconfigure themselves and encourage interpretation, the universal quest for symbol and metaphor. On the other hand, they also exist in a more neutral environment, without any particular emotional charge and available to anyone who wants to interact with them. They are finally esthetic objects, and thus traditional works of art”

Sam Hunter, Robert Rauschenberg: Works, Writings and Interviews, Ediciones Polìgrafa, Barcelona, p. 36-37.

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